Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - November 13, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Hawfinch - for Wheat
• Parrot Crossbill - for Wheat
• Black-Billed Whistling-Duck - for Bird Counter

Food

• Berry and Worm - for Eurasian Golden Oriole (plan to draw from tray)

Bonus Card: Bird Counter - Birds with a tuck power

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Eurasian Golden Oriole (from tray, for between turns food and star nest)
2. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for Eurasian Golden Oriole)
3. Play Bird - Eurasian Golden Oriole in Woodlands (for between turns food)
1. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
4. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Hawfinch)
1. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
6. Play Bird - Hawfinch in Woodlands (used 2 Berries for 2nd Wheat in food cost)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
7. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Parrot Crossbill), Wheat from Hawfinch's power
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
8. Play Bird - Parrot Crossbill in Woodlands (for Wheat)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds in Wetlands: 0 points (0 birds) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - 2 from bird feeder (for Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck), Wheat from Parrot Crossbill's power, Wheat from Hawfinch's power
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power (before turn)
2. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
2. Play Bird - Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck in Wetlands (for Bird Counter)
3. Draw Birds - Anna's Hummingbird (from tray), Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
4. Play Bird - Anna's Hummingbird in Wetlands (for food while drawing birds and to get far enough in Wetlands to draw 2 birds)
5. Draw Birds - Turkey Vulture and Black Redstart (both from deck), Wheat from Anna's Hummingbird's power, Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
1. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
6. Play Bird - Turkey Vulture in Grasslands (for between turns food)
1. Wheat from Turkey Vulture's power
7. Play Bird - Black Redstart in Grasslands (used 2 worms for Berry in food cost, for round end power)

Round End: 3 eggs in Woodlands using Black Redstart's power

Round End Goal - Cluster Nest Bird w/ Egg: 1 point (3rd w/ 1 bird)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Cassin's Sparrow (from deck) and Brown Pelican (from tray, for round end goal), Fish from Anna's Hummingbird's power, Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power (before turn)
2. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
3. Wheat from Turkey Vulture's power
2. Draw Birds - Spotted Sandpiper and Franklin's Gull (both from deck), Fish from Anna's Hummingbird's power, Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
1. Wheat from Turkey Vulture's power
3. Play Bird - Spotted Sandpiper in Wetlands (for more birds)
4. Play Bird - Brown Pelican in Wetlands (for round end goal and to get further in Wetlands to draw more birds and for more round end eggs, 3 Fish) 
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power 
5. Draw Birds - Black-Crowned Night-Heron, Lincoln's Sparrow, and Ash-Throated Flycatcher (all from deck), Atlantic Puffin from Spotted Sandpiper's power, Wheat from Anna's Hummingbird's power, Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
6. Draw Birds - Eurasian Green Woodpecker, European Roller, and Willet (all from deck), Hooded Crow from Spotted Sandpiper's power, Wheat from Anna's Hummingbird's power, Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck

Round End: 4 eggs in Wetlands using Black Redstart's power

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 4 points (tied for 2nd w/ 1 bird)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Atlantic Puffin in Wetlands (Ecologist - Birds in your habitat with the fewest birds, other option was Backyard Birder - Birds worth less than 4 points)
1. Rat from Turkey Vulture's power
2. Inca Dove from other player's Northern Shoveller
2. Play Bird - Hooded Crow in Grasslands (for Bird Bander and Ecologist)
1. Rat from Turkey Vulture's power
2. Bobolink from other player's Northern Shoveller
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in builder and star Nests for round end goal)
1. Berry from Turkey Vulture's power
2. House Sparrow from other player's Northern Shoveller
4. Play Bird - House Sparrow in Grasslands (for Bird Counter and to clear out Wetlands eggs for round end power)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power 
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in builder and star Nests for round end goal)

Round End: 5 eggs in Wetlands using Black Redstart's power, Tucked Bobolink, Inca Dove, and Willet and Drew Burrowing Owl, Black Skimmer, and European Honey Buzzard (all from tray) using Hooded Crow's power, Discarded Wheat to tuck 1 under House Sparrow's

Round End Goal - Eggs in Builder Nest: 7 points (1st w/ 8 eggs)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 97

• Bird Points - 47
• Bonus Cards - 12
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 11
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 16